Kids Dig Into Nature at Family Adventure Day June 1 Kicking Off Leave No Child Inside Month

5/20/2013

The Chicago Park District and The North Face invite families to dig into nature at Family Adventure Day from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 at Northerly Island, 1521 S. Linn White Dr., on the Museum Campus. The event is admission free and will officially kick-off Chicago Wilderness’ Leave No Child Inside month.

Each year, thousands of children across the greater Chicago and northwest Indiana region participate in a variety of Leave No Child Inside activities that encourage them to get outside and experience nature, to benefit their health and foster a sense of stewardship of our natural resources.

Family Adventure Day will offer families the opportunity to explore the great outdoors on Northerly Island, focusing on nature activities such as fort building, kite flying, fishing, bike demos, and much more.

The following activities will be available:

• The North Face will also be on site to encourage people to get outdoors this summer. Visit their campsite and make smores around the campfire. All six tents will be raffled off at the event. Participants can compete for a chance to win.

• Discover native animals and catch bugs with the Cook County Forest Preserve.

• Beach clean up at 12th St. Beach led by the Shedd Aquarium.

• Build sand castles with Imagine Art Studios.

• Scale the climbing wall from Cliffhanger.

• Stay on target and learn archery with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

The Chicago Park District is the largest municipal park manager in the nation and owner of more than 8,100 acres of green space. We invite you to take in a concert or a movie at one of our 580 parks, to expand your horizons by registering for one of our thousands of programs offered throughout our 260 field houses, to get a great workout indoors at one of our state-of-the-art fitness centers, or outdoors along Lake Michigan’s 26 miles of pristine lakefront, or enjoy nature with a peaceful visit.